Tie plate



A. REA. TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1920.

1,434-,9 1 3 Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

Wifi/fasses .Fate-interi Nov. 27, i922.

TELE PLATE.

Application filed .March To all whom t may coi/cern Be it known that l,AeosriNo Liften, a citi-k zen of the United States, residing at Clearucreek, inthe county of Carbon and State of Utah, have invented certainnew and useful improvements in a flie Plate, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in tie -platesadapted `to be interposed between the base of the rails and the uppersurface of the ties, the principal object of the invention being togenerally improve the present tie plate in both strength and durabilityand also the execution of the necessary functions.

An important object of the invention is to provide the tie plate withmeans for increasing its adhesion to the tie to prevent rails fromcreeping laterally and longitudinally with relation to the tie.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of the. application andwherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe several views.

Figure l is a. top elevation of the invention,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan of the salme,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the saine,

Figure l is a longitudinal section through the device, a rail and spikesbeing illustrated in position thereon.

ln the accompanyingl drawings, wherein is illustrated a preferredembodiment of the invention, a fragment of a rail section is indicatedby the numeral 5 in F l and et. For the purpose of clearness, thelongitudt nal edges of my improved tie plate are indicated by thenumeral 6 while its transverse edges are designated by the numeral 7.The longitudinal edges 6 of the plate. extend longitudinally of thecross tie 8 shown in Fig. Ll.

The upper face of the tie plate is inclined as shown at 9, the thickestportion of the plate being adjacent the vouter side of the rail.transversely extending rib 10 is formed upon the highest part of theupper face7 its inner side being vertical to engage the outer edge ofthe rail base to prevent the rail from creeping outwardly upon theplate. rFhe outer edge of this rib 'is inclined outwardly and mergesinto an outwardly and downwardly inclined portion 11. A plurality ofgrooves l2 are provided in this lt). Serial No. 368,314.

inclined portioull and extend longitudinally. Thebottom of thesewgroovesas well of the plate.

ln the inclined upper face 9 a plurality of transversely en endingchannels 13 are provided, it being noted that these channels are yadapted to be disposed under the under facey of the rail base, as mostclearly shown in Fig. Il. The channels extend entirely across the plateto meet t-he longitudinal edges thereof.

A pair of spaced openings are provided to extend through the rib l0 toreceive the usual spikes l5, the heads of which engage over the edge ofthe rail base for securing the rail to the plate. A pair of spacedopenings 16 are. also provided at the opposite side of the plate toreceive spikes l5 which engage the opposite edge of the rail base for apurpose well known.

As most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4;,

kthe lower face of my improved tie plate is flat is provided with aplurality of spaced transversely extending ribs 17. It is to beparticularly noted that the longitudinal sides of the ribs are parallelto each other and are `perpendicular to the bottom of the plate.However, the lower edge of the inner side of each rib is removed andinclined as shown by the numeral 18 whereby each rib is provided with alower penetrating edge. This particular construction `of the ribs isdesigned to resist lateral creep' ing of the tie plate with relation tothe rails as it is well known that it is the normal tendency of suchplates to move in this direction. However, this movement is restrictedby the outer fiat sides of the ribs being forced against abruptshoulders formed in the tie by the ribs entering the same. It is alsoapparent that there is less possibility of the wood tie acting upon theribs to wedge them from their retaining grips. It is further to be notedthat the two adjacent ribs 17 arranged nearest the thickest portion ofthe plate are disposed upon opposite sides of the spike openings 14.'llhere` fore, these two ribs prevent moisture, sand and the like fromcreeping under the plate towards the spikes and acting thereon to loosenthe same.

The lower outside edge of the plate is equipped with a cut away portion19 in order that a suitable implement may engage under the plate toloosen the same when desired.

The foregoing description and accom panyingdrawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the approvedor preferred form of myinvention. I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes inconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, materials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scopeof the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by i; Letters Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, a tie plate comprising a body tapering1n thickness from its larger outer end to `its inner end, transverse ribon the upper` 'face of the plate at the thickest portion thereoi, the

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature 30 in presence of twowitnesses.

AGUSTIN() REA.

Witnesses: n HENRY MonisiN,

JAMES L. NAYLOR.

